Leadership

In his sermon recently, Jim England said that change is hard. As chair of your Pastoral Interim Committee, I would like to offer some thoughts on this time of change in the life of Highland Baptist Church. First, Jim is … Continue reading →

With an approval rate of 98.6%, the congregation voted on Sunday, January 21, to accept the recommendations of the Pastoral Interim Committee which included employing Rev. Jim England to serve as our Interim Preacher and to recognize Rev. Nina Maples … Continue reading →

November 14, 2017: Carol Harston Where were you 20.5 years ago when Joe Phelps first became Pastor of Highland Baptist Church? Some of you can tell stories of where you sat during the call weekend, the first sermon you heard, … Continue reading →

As I begin my fifth week as Associate Pastor for Faith Formation and Congregational Engagement, I must pause to let you know how good it is to work among the great riches that is the faith formation already at work … Continue reading →

It has been a real spiritual experience as I have reflected back on my spiritual journey which all began at a small, rural Disciples of Christ Church in Jessamine County. My extended family attended there for many years. In fact, … Continue reading →

Hi, I’m Lewis. I moved to Louisville back in the mid-sixties (I’m a recovering Texan), and Ginger and I joined Highland in 2010. It looks like I’m going to be one of your deacons, so I should tell you how … Continue reading →

I grew up in a Southern Baptist Church here in the south end of Louisville. We went to Sunday School and Church every Sunday–some Sunday nights. We were frequent but not regular in attendance at Wednesday night suppers. I don’t … Continue reading →

Good morning. My name is Nathan Marrs, and as an incoming deacon, I wanted to share about couple of different times in my life. My first real job after college was working in a psychiatric hospital. I worked on an … Continue reading →

As I come to you, members of Highland Baptist Church, I am humbled to take on the servant role as one of your deacons for the 4th time. I have had a lot of history here at Highland these last … Continue reading →

Once upon a time my life was driven by a deeply held belief that the only way to be loved and accepted was to be whatever the world thought I should be. I held impossible standards of perfection for myself. … Continue reading →